Chelsea v Man Utd

Thursday 18 April 2002 23:00 BST

(12 noon Saturday, Stamford Bridge - live on Sky Sports 1)

Tickets: Sold out Last season: 1 (Hasselbaink) 1 (Cole) Facts: Nine of the 19 Premiership meetings between these sides have finished in draws. Of the other ten, Chelsea and United have won five each Recommended pub: Duke of Cumberland (New Kings Road) The last of Chelsea's fans should just have negotiated the great festival of motorway roadworks and traffic cones back from Sunday's FA Cup chaos in Birmingham in time to take their seats for a mouth-watering collision against Manchester United tomorrow. Mummified hero of that semi-final win over Fulham was the bandaged John Terry. His confrontation with United's Ruud van Nistelrooy is worth the admission money alone. Both sides will be desperate for a win, United to close on Arsenal at the top of the Premiership and Chelsea to move within a gnat's crotchet of Newcastle in that elusive fourth spot. Verdict: BLUES BAG THE POINTS